logo

CuriousTab

CuriousTab

Discussion


Home Digital Electronics Digital Concepts Comments

  • Question
  • Digital representations of numerical values of quantities may BEST be described as having characteristics:


  • Options
  • A. that are difficult to interpret because they are continuously changing.
  • B. that vary constantly over a continuous range of values.
  • C. that vary in constant and direct proportion to the values they represent.
  • D. that vary in discrete steps in proportion to the values they represent.

  • Correct Answer
  • that vary in discrete steps in proportion to the values they represent. 


  • Digital Concepts problems


    Search Results


    • 1. A pulse has a period of 15 ms. Its frequency is ________.

    • Options
    • A. 6.66 Hz
    • B. 66.66 Hz
    • C. 666.66 Hz
    • D. 15 Hz
    • Discuss
    • 2. The output of a NOT gate is HIGH when ________.

    • Options
    • A. the input is LOW
    • B. the input is HIGH
    • C. the input changes from LOW to HIGH
    • D. voltage is removed from the gate
    • Discuss
    • 3. What is one relative disadvantage of serial transfer?

    • Options
    • A. It requires too many conductors.
    • B. Its interconnect system is complex.
    • C. It is slow.
    • D. It can only be used over very short distances.
    • Discuss
    • 4. Which format requires fewer conductors?

    • Options
    • A. Parallel
    • B. Serial
    • C. Both are the same
    • D. Cannot tell
    • Discuss
    • 5. Parallel format means that:

    • Options
    • A. each digital signal has its own conductor.
    • B. several digital signals are sent on each conductor.
    • C. both binary and hexadecimal can be used.
    • D. no clock is needed.
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which format can send several bits of information faster?

    • Options
    • A. Parallel
    • B. Serial
    • C. Both are the same
    • D. Cannot tell
    • Discuss
    • 7. In positive logic, ________.

    • Options
    • A. a HIGH = 1, a LOW = 0
    • B. a LOW = 1, a HIGH = 0
    • C. only HIGHs are present
    • D. only LOWs are present
    • Discuss
    • 8. What is an analog-to-digital converter?

    • Options
    • A. It makes digital signals.
    • B. It takes analog signals and puts them in digital format.
    • C. It allows the use of digital signals in everyday life.
    • D. It stores information on a CD.
    • Discuss
    • 9. In the decimal numbering system, what is the MSD?

    • Options
    • A. The middle digit of a stream of numbers
    • B. The digit to the right of the decimal point
    • C. The last digit on the right
    • D. The digit with the most weight
    • Discuss
    • 10. The output of an AND gate is LOW ________.

    • Options
    • A. all the time
    • B. when any input is LOW
    • C. when any input is HIGH
    • D. when all inputs are HIGH
    • Discuss


    Comments

    There are no comments.

Enter a new Comment